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Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles will return for a fourth season as a Buckeye.AP
COLUMBUS, Ohio — James Laurinaitis took over an Ohio State linebacker room where only one person had legitimate experience and turned it into an elite unit.
Now as he heads into Year 2 as a full-time assistant, the question is whether he can do it again. The good news is that he will have a pretty valuable piece available to him as Sonny Styles has decided that one year as a linebacker isn’t enough to feel comfortable leaving for the NFL.
Styles joins Caleb Downs as the lone returning starters on Ohio State’s defense in 2025.
Styles arrived as a five-star, originally part of the 2023 class before reclassifying to 2022 to show up a year early. His career began as a safety, having a small role in the 2022 Peach Bowl before claiming a starting job in 2023. But his athletic profile continued to suggest that maybe his best position was a linebacker as he quickly adjusted to the position and started alongside Cody Simon (113 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, seven sacks and seven pass breakups) this past season.
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